Dr. Scott Atlas hit back against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s claim that “no serious” doctor agrees with Atlas that coronavirus restrictions should be loosened.
“Dr. Scott Atlas … is advocating young people go about their business and older people sequester,” CBS’s Norah O’Donnell said to Biden.
“Nobody thinks he makes any sense,” the former vice president responded. “Nobody. No serious doc around the world.”
Atlas took issue with the video clip, saying there are more than 11,000 other doctors who agree with him.
“‘NOBODY!’ Ummm … tell that to the 11,000+ (so far) epidemiologists and ID scientists from Harvard, Stanford, Oxford etc. who aligned with this. Boy, those Flat Earthers sure don’t give up,” Atlas tweeted Monday.
“NOBODY!” Ummm … tell that to the 11,000+ (so far) epidemiologists and ID scientists from Harvard, Stanford, Oxford etc. who aligned with this. Boy, those Flat Earthers sure don’t give up. #TruthWillPrevail #WeKnowTheScience #FactsMatter https://t.co/wKYKvrkKC5
— Scott W. Atlas (@SWAtlasHoover) October 26, 2020
More than 10,000 doctors signed the Great Barrington Declaration to call for an end to the coronavirus lockdowns that have caused “irreparable damage.” The document was co-authored by Harvard University professor of medicine Martin Kulldorff, University of Oxford professor Sunetra Gupta, and Stanford University School of Medicine professor Jay Bhattacharya.
“As infectious disease epidemiologists and public health scientists we have grave concerns about the damaging physical and mental health impacts of the prevailing COVID-19 policies, and recommend an approach we call Focused Protection,” the petition stated. “Current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health.”
The petition continued: “Keeping these measures in place until a vaccine is available will cause irreparable damage, with the underprivileged disproportionately harmed.”
Atlas joined the White House’s coronavirus task force in August and formerly served as the chief of neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center, which the Trump War Room also pointed out on Twitter.
“Joe Biden attacked Dr. Scott Atlas, a graduate of the University of Chicago School of Medicine and the former Chief of Neuroradiology at Stanford University Medical Center. Biden will ONLY listen to the PRO-LOCKDOWN crowd. He will SHUT DOWN our economy!” the Trump War Room tweeted.
O’Donnell also asked Biden how he would “not lock down the economy” during the 60 Minutes interview.
“You don’t have to lock down the economy. It depends on the community. It depends on where it’s … in real trouble. And you have to do things that make sense, that make it easier for people to avoid being exposed. Freedom is about making sure that you care about the people you’re around, that they be free, too. It’s a patriotism to put this mask on,” he responded.
